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President Obama is now losing to 'Republican Nominee' in polls - no name needed. -- Jon Meacham
Nominee. A modest gentleman shrinking from the distinction of private life and diligently seeking the honorable obscurity of public office. -- Ambrose Bierce
[Nominee for the Supreme Court] will be something designed to very much please conservatives, even as they may get a little nervous on some of what he's talking about in terms of ObamaCare and infrastructure. -- George Stephanopoulos
I think we should have the majority of the party's voters decide who they want as their nominee. -- Mitt Romney
Let me just be very clear that the Republican Party will select a nominee that will beat Bill Clinton. -- Dan Quayle
Dwight Eisenhower, the Republican nominee in 1952, made a strong public commitment to ending the war in Korea, where fighting had reached a stalemate. -- Robert Dallek
Whenever a president nominates somebody to a high-profile post, there is always the risk that some skeleton, real or imagined, will emerge from the nominee's closet and doom the whole enterprise. -- Timothy Noah
Imagine a judicial nominee said 'my experience as a white man makes me better than a Latina woman.' Wouldn't they have to withdraw? New racism is no better than old racism. -- Newt Gingrich
When you're the presidential nominee you get to pick whomever you choose to be on the ticket, and that person gets to say yes or no because, obviously, it's a very important decision. -- Hillary Clinton
We need a strong, bold constitutional conservative who won't back down and who will fight for the values we believe in. That's what we need for our nominee, whether it is me or whether it is someone else. -- Michele Bachmann
One of the problems we saw in the last presidential election in our party is that our nominee, while winning the election, which we ought never to forget, often lost sight of the difference between strategy and tactics. -- Paul Begala
Our post-denominational age should be the perfect time for a Mormon to become president, or at least the Republican nominee. Mormons share nearly all the conservative commitments so beloved of the evangelicals who wield disproportionate influence in primary elections. -- Noah Feldman
I've always been pro-life from conception to natural death. It's important for the Republican nominee to maintain what we stand for. We are the party that stands for all of life, whether it's convenient or inconvenient, whether it's perfect or imperfect. -- Michele Bachmann
My nominee for Best Picture of the year - maybe the best picture ever, because it's essentially made up of and is an ecstatic love letter to all other movies - is Christian Marclay's endlessly enticing must-see masterpiece 'The Clock.' -- Jerry Saltz
I want to say with the utmost of sincerity, not as a Republican, but as an American, that I have great respect for Senator Obama's historic achievement to become his party's nominee, not because of his color, but with indifference to it. -- Mike Huckabee
The Republican Party, which John McCain led as our nominee in 2008, is going to become irrelevant if we become the party of intolerance and hate. The party founded by Abraham Lincoln was a party that fought slavery and intolerance at every level. -- Ed Rollins
Any successful nominee should possess both the temperament to interpret the law and the wisdom to do so fairly. The next Supreme Court Justice should have a record of protecting individual rights and a strong willingness to put aside any political agenda. -- Bennie Thompson
The one person whom I would like to be is Meryl Streep. Even at her age, she sits alongside the younger heroines at the Oscars with her name in the nominee list, and others around her wonder whether they still stand a chance. -- Rani Mukerji
Having been heavily involved in the planning of a couple of G.O.P. conventions, my view is, we should just scrap 'em. Cancel 'em. Just figure out an appropriate forum for the nominee to give an acceptance speech and be done with it. -- Mark McKinnon
With so many of our fundamental rights hanging in the balance, it is not good enough to simply roll the dice, hoping a nominee has changed his past views. It's not good enough to think, 'This is the best we can expect from this president'. -- Barbara Boxer
I wish I had known more firsthand about the concerns and problems of American businesspeople while I was a U.S. senator and later a presidential nominee. That knowledge would have made me a better legislator and a more worthy aspirant to the White House. -- George McGovern
In the summer of 1952, when I was 30, the Army assigned me to an infantry unit fighting in Korea. Meanwhile, though, there was other news in my family: My father had become the Republican presidential nominee. As an ambitious young major, I refused any offers for other assignments. -- John Eisenhower
When a nominee for the Supreme Court, one of only nine lifetime appointments, makes an overtly brazen racist comment about tens of millions of American citizens, we don't need lectures. What we need to do is to confront her with what she said and what it says about her. -- Rush Limbaugh
Sarah Palin, who with 17 months remaining in her single term as Alaska's governor quit the only serious office she has ever held, is obsessively discussed as a possible candidate in 2012. Why? She is not going to be president and will not be the Republican nominee unless the party wants to lose at least 44 states. -- George Will
Markets work best when there's lots of information available and a historical track record to go on; they excel at predicting things like horse races, election outcomes, and box-office results. But they're bad at predicting things like who will be the next Supreme Court nominee, as that depends on the whim of the president. -- James Surowiecki
The nominee is Mitt Romney. Paul Ryan joins Mitt Romney. The budget plan, the approach on Medicare and all of that is going to be the Romney plan. What he has is a man as his number two who understands the details of budgets, who has demonstrated a willingness to take on tough issues. -- John Sununu
Barack Obama's official nomination as the Democratic Party's standard-bearer was a very poignant moment for millions of Americans. As the first non-white major party nominee, Obama is carrying a big load on his shoulders. He's holding the hopes and dreams of a lot of folks who thought the presidency was only reserved for white men. -- Chuck Todd
I absolutely believe that, come November 2012, I'm going to be governor of New Jersey and not in any other office. But the fact of the matter is, if Gov. Romney, who's going to be our nominee, picked up the phone and called me to talk about this, I love my country enough and I love my party enough to listen. -- Chris Christie
And if I were the president, I'd go out there and I'd emphasize the things I have done, and I'd say, 'Some things haven't worked, and I'm sorry about that, but I keep trying.' And I'm - and I think the president is a very viable candidate, and you're going to have a real horse race here no matter who the Republican nominee is. -- Michael Bloomberg
I will support the Republican nominee. -- Jeb Bush
I'll support Donald [Trump] if he's the Republican nominee. -- Marco Rubio
Anything is possible for women, including being a presidential nominee. -- Ciara
If I am the nominee, I will not run as an Independent. -- Donald Trump
She could have a Grammy I'd still treat her ass like a nominee. -- Drake
Barack Obama's class warfare will not work on this Republican nominee. Not in Utah. -- Mia Love
Donald Trump's numbers are historically low for a Republican nominee with women. Historically low. -- Megyn Kelly
There is no doubt in my view that Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee. -- Geraldo Rivera
White man racist nominee would be forced to withdraw. Latina woman racist should also withdraw. -- Newt Gingrich
Judicial excellence requires candor before confirmation. We are being asked to give the nominee enormous power. -- Herb Kohl
A nominee [to Supreme Court] must possess the competence, character and temperament to serve on the bench. -- Herb Kohl
Lincoln, considering a Cabinet nominee: "He is a Radical without the petulance and fretfulness of many radicals. -- Doris Kearns Goodwin
It's always an uphill battle to defeat a Supreme Court nominee, but this is a fight worth having. -- Kim Gandy
The whole Republican establishment has united to destroy his bid to be the nominee of the Republican Party. -- Louis Farrakhan
I think we're going to have a nominee, whoever it is, and we'll have support for the nominee. -- Rush Limbaugh
I think we're going to have a nominee, whoever it is, and we'll have support for the nominee. -- Rush Limbaugh
I am the first to admit that were I not a woman, I would not have been the vice-presidential nominee. -- Geraldine Ferraro
America deserves a nominee who reveres the law, not one whose service on the bench is conditioned on political promises. -- John Cornyn
I'm an Oscar nominee. I love saying that. Whatever happens, I'm going to sing that 'I'm an Oscar nominee' part. -- Octavia Spencer
I move that Hillary Clinton be selected as the nominee of the Democratic Party for president of the United States. -- Bernie Sanders
From the economy to national security to government ethics, the Republican nominee promised once-in-a-lifetime change if he is elected Nov. 8. -- Paul Gigot
The White House said today that Judge Clarence Thomas, President Bush's Supreme Court nominee, had smoked marijuana while in college. -- Clarence Thomas
What Mr. Obama wants in a nominee isn't really 'empathy' and 'understanding.' He wants a liberal, activist Supreme Court justice. -- Karl Rove
Donald Trump is never going to be the nominee. So, I'm not worried about a hypothetical that's never going to happen. -- Marco Rubio
I would agree if the race were today, most likely, our nominee would be Donald Trump, but it isn`t today. -- Melissa Harris-Perry
After months and months at the top of the polls, there is a real possibility that Donald Trump could be the nominee. -- Mara Liasson
Thanks to you, we've reached a milestone. The first time in our nation's history that a woman will be a major party's nominee. -- Hillary Clinton
I keep reading that Donald Trump is the most pro-LGBT GOP presidential nominee of all time - and I actually think that's true. -- Steven Petrow
John Kerry will be the Democratic nominee for president. Democrats finally found someone who is Al Gore without the flash and the sizzle. -- Craig Kilborn
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I am told that very early on in this transition process, to expect that [Donald] Trump will announce his nominee for the Supreme Court. -- George Stephanopoulos
I would never filibuster any President's judicial nominee, period. I might vote against them, but I will always see they came to a vote. -- Saxby Chambliss
The media coverage for Donald Trump has been almost cheerleading. I'm convinced it's because many in the press want him to be the nominee. -- Marco Rubio
Experts are saying that President Bush's goal now is to politically humiliate Saddam Hussein. Why don't we just make him the next Democratic presidential nominee? -- Jay Leno
I don't like to see facts twisted, untruths fabricated to give the [Supreme Court] nominee a black eye, even before he comes before Senate committee. -- Chuck Grassley
When you see all that rhetorical smoke billowing up from the Democrats, well ladies and gentleman, I'd follow the example of their nominee; don't inhale. -- Ronald Reagan
Will a nominee embrace and uphold the essential meaning of the four words inscribed above the entrance of the Supreme Court building: Equal justice under law? -- Edward Kennedy
I will only vote to confirm a nominee for attorney general who is truly independent and who will guarantee reforms that restore and uphold the Constitution. -- Christopher Dodd
No judicial nomination should answer any question that is designed to reveal how the nominee will rule on any issue that could come before the court. -- Jon Kyl
Let me put it very plainly: If we Republicans choose Donald Trump as our nominee, the prospects for a safe and prosperous future are greatly diminished. -- Mitt Romney
How should we Democrats select the next presidential nominee? Smoke filled rooms? Brokered convention? National primary? Personally, I prefer jump shots from the top of the key. -- Bill Bradley
It's a consensus that Trump, as the nominee, guarantees the election of Hillary Clinton. I'll guarantee you there's not a single Donald Trump supporter who thinks that. -- Rush Limbaugh
The vote by the Judiciary Committee reflects the fact that John Roberts is an exceptional nominee with a conservative judicial philosophy - a philosophy that represents mainstream America. -- Jay Alan Sekulow
The vote by the Judiciary Committee reflects the fact that John Roberts is an exceptional nominee with a conservative judicial philosophy - a philosophy that represents mainstream America. -- Jay Alan Sekulow
Sen. Frist has every right, and indeed the duty, to see that every presidential nominee for the Federal bench at every level gets an up or down vote. -- John Jay Hooker
We must apply a judicial, not a political, standard to this record. Asking a judicial nominee whose side you will be on in future cases is a political standard. -- Orrin Hatch
If I'm the nominee, I will pledge I will not run as an independent. I want to win as the Republican. I want to run as the Republican nominee. -- Donald Trump
I am still doing my due diligence. A vote on a Supreme Court nominee is a lifetime appointment and when the court decides, it is the law of the land. -- Bob Menendez
I'm going to be the nominee. It's very hard not to look at the recent polls and think that the odds are very high I'm going to be the nominee. -- Newt Gingrich
Whether it's before the election or after the election, the principle is the American people are choosing their next president and their next president should pick this Supreme Court nominee. -- Mitch McConnell
New Rule: Someone has to tell Francesco Schettino that embracing a callous policy of "every man for himself" doesn't make you a sea captain. It makes you the Republican nominee. -- Bill Maher
Oftentimes during the period in which conventions really did business, you had situations where the delegates were divided and you would have ballot after ballot before there was a final nominee. -- Michael Beschloss
It has been my experience that the hearings are really, in effect, a subtle minuet, with the nominee answering as many questions as he thinks necessary in order to be confirmed. -- Arlen Specter
Donald Trump's talking down our democracy. And I, for one, am appalled that somebody who is the nominee of one of our two major parties would take that kind of position. -- Hillary Clinton
I'm a Golden Globe nominee, yes. It's very nice. It's a very nice thing, but I kind of think of all the awards I wasn't ever nominated for, for years and things. -- Patrick Marber
You know, winning Democratic primaries is not a qualification, or a sign, of who can win the general election. If it were, every nominee would win, because every nominee wins Democratic primaries. -- Mark Penn
There is no one right now in my judgment that can unite the Black electorate in such a way to present our agenda to a nominee to have them forthrightly address our concerns. -- Louis Farrakhan
A year ago my approval rating was in the 30s, my nominee for the Supreme Court had just withdrawn, and my vice president had shot someone. Ah, those were the good ol' days. -- George W. Bush
I think Donald Trump is now kind of in love with the idea of becoming president of the United States. I think he truly does believe that he can be the Republican nominee. -- Rachel Maddow
We've got another nominee coming up, well qualified, Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owens has a tremendous reputation, tremendous record, but they are already marshalling their forces to try to stop that nomination. -- Jay Alan Sekulow
We've got another nominee coming up, well qualified, Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owens has a tremendous reputation, tremendous record, but they are already marshalling their forces to try to stop that nomination. -- Jay Alan Sekulow
We have to respect that any nominee to the Supreme Court would have to defer any comments on any matters, which are either before the court or very likely to be before the court. -- Edward Kennedy
I would like to think that we have made much more progress, that we've come much further, to have someone like a Donald Trump to emerge as the nominee of a major political party. -- John Lewis
No senator's vote, except for the declaration of war or the authorization for the use of force, is more important than the confirmation of a nominee for the Supreme Court for a lifetime appointment. -- Arlen Specter

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